Drew Gooden

Drew Gooden (born October 26, 1993) is an American commentary YouTuber, comedian, and former Viner who makes comedic videos, mainly on internet culture and pop culture. His YouTube channel has earned over 4.86 million subscribers and 1.16 billion views

Before YouTube, Gooden was a Viner best known for his "Road Work Ahead" Vine. He often collaborates with fellow YouTuber Danny Gonzalez; the two went on their We Are Two Different People Tour in 2019. In 2021, Gooden won the Streamy Award for Commentary. in North Carolina, and has lived in Orlando, Florida, since moving there at a young age. He has a sister and a younger brother. Growing up, Gooden wanted to write for Saturday Night Live.

Gooden met Amanda Murphy (born ) in 2015 after she commented on one of his Vines and they started a long-distance relationship for over a year. The two got engaged in 2016 and married on March 10, 2019.

Career

Vine (2013–2017) After dropping out of community college two times and taking improv classes, Gooden joined Vine, a six-second video platform, in 2013. Gooden's videos ("Vines") were short comedy sketches—his first viral Vine depicted a Venn diagram of him and his favorite shirt, which both had in common a "mortal enemy" in Jeff Daniels. He described Vines as spontaneous, "the video equivalent of a tweet".

Gooden created what would become his most popular Vine in 2016. On the way to work in Arizona, he asked his girlfriend to record him driving past a "Road Work Ahead" sign and saying, "Road work ahead? Uh, yeah. I sure hope it does." would later be described as one of the "most recognizable videos on the internet," although The Atlantic also called it "passably funny". Gooden remained known for the Vine several years later, calling it his "catchphrase" and selling merchandise based on it; he was recognized at VidCon as the "Road Work Ahead guy". He also found it annoying and wanted to separate himself from the video. According to him, the Vine was never as popular when Vine was still active but spread through Vine compilations on YouTube.

YouTube, stand-up, and music (2017–present)

Gooden experimented with different formats and types of videos. As he had wanted to transition to longform content, Gooden's initial idea was to create longer comedy sketches that were similar to his Vines. He eventually settled on being a commentary and reaction YouTuber and his following slowly began to rise again. Gooden's breakout video was a highly critical review of Jake Paul's live show, uploaded in June 2018. Unlike his other videos, which then averaged one hundred thousand views, the review was viewed four million times in one month. He reached one million subscribers in October 2018.

Gonzalez also started a commentary channel on YouTube and the two began traveling to appear in each other's videos, becoming close friends. Gooden said that making videos with Gonzalez was more enjoyable because they did not require a script. A running joke between their fans is that they pretend to confuse the two YouTubers together, but as of 2023 neither comedian appreciates this joke. This inspired their We Are Two Different People Tour in 2019, with YouTuber Kurtis Conner as a guest star. The tour, with music, effects, and theatrical elements interspersed with sketches and comedy routines, was their first major live performance and ran from September to October. The two also released a parody song called "We Are Not the Same Person" to promote the tour.

Gooden was a Featured Creator at the 10th Annual VidCon. Three years after starting YouTube, Gooden began creating content full-time.

Content and reception Gooden is a commentary YouTuber. His videos mainly consist of "deep dives" into YouTube, internet, and pop culture. He often shares his personal experiences in his videos, 2020 The Pleasure Is Ours Debut episode 2025 Um, Actually Season 10, episode 12 ("Terminally Online") Discography

With Arythmia

Albums

Awards and nominations